If you want to feel happier — and dare we say, more alive — these good deeds from Erin McHugh's One Good Deed, mentioned on our September's issue Inspiration Board, can really make a difference.

Your deed to happiness

Your deed to happiness

For her book One Good Deed (Abrams Image), Erin McHugh did one good thing every day for a year and found that those small generosities made her a happier person. "I used to get cranky, and then I'd get this 'not nice' hangover. Now, no hangover!" McHugh says. Try out these good deeds if you're stuck in a rut — happiness is contagious!

Help someone stay in the game: somebody's got to win

Help someone stay in the game: somebody's got to win

"After combing through 53 pieces of paper included in a Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes, I found the correct information to send in Aunt Tessie's sweepstakes form." — October 24th

Enter someone you care about into a contest but don't tell them you've submitted their information. If they win, they'll be so touched that you thought of them, and if they don't, they'll be none the wiser!